The Ex and Her Riches

Charles opened the door and saw Nico and Benedict staring each other down with their arms crossed. It looked as though the two just had a fight as well.

Charles felt a little better when he saw that Nico wasn’t having it any easier. With a calm look on his face, he carried Zendaya into the ward and asked, “What’s going on here? What’s with this tension in the air? Also, why are you two still awake at this hour?”

Both Nico and Benedict turned around and shot Charles a hostile glare.

“Shut up! You’re still awake, too!” they snapped at him in unison.

Nico then shifted his gaze back toward Benedict and remained silent while trying to suppress his anger.

Benedict let out a defiant snort and exclaimed, “What are you, Uncle Nico, and Daddy doing? Why leave me and Zendy at the laboratory? Is it because Daddy and Mommy want to spend some time together? Is that why they’re leaving us behind?”

Nico was on the verge of fainting from anger at that point.

F*ck! Why won’t Benny just listen to reason?

As he glared at Benedict, who was curled up in his blanket on the bed, he found himself at a loss for words.

After the two had been arguing all night, Nico realized that Benedict’s statements were far more logical and persuasive than his.

Zendaya struggled in Charles’ arms and motioned at him to put her down on Benedict’s bed.

Charles understood what she wanted and helped get her shoes off before gently putting her down on the bed.

Zendaya then threw herself at Benedict and wailed, “I had a bad dream earlier, Benny! I dreamt that Mommy got injured and didn’t want us anymore!”

Benedict’s face grew pale as he listened to the details of her nightmare.

Feeling uncomfortable due to his sickness, he pressed his hand firmly against his chest as he replied, “I had the same dream when I slept for half an hour earlier…”

Nico and Charles exchanged surprised glances when they heard that.

They say children are connected to their mother by blood. I-Is that theory actually true? Could something terrible have happened to Gwendolyn?

Both the men had solemn looks on their faces as they stood there on the side.

as he struggled to breathe. Noticing that his condition was worsening, Charles quickly gave Joshua a

on the back in an attempt

know what she could do, so she simply stomped her feet

professors had gone home by then. Joshua was probably fast asleep with his phone on silent as he didn’t answer Charles’

that Benedict’s condition showed no signs of improvement. “I’ll call an ambulance and

“Okay!”

to go to a hospital,” Benedict

pain as he continued, “Ordinary hospitals can’t treat me. Go and get Mr. Eugene instead. He’s staying in room 304 in

him right away!” Charles replied and ran out of

less than two minutes

Benedict in severe pain snapped him out

heart isn’t able to pump enough blood, so he cannot withstand stress. What did

and Nico exchanged glances and lowered

them before retrieving the equipment

after with the tray and IV drip, but Benedict refused to

or my mommy. Otherwise, I’d rather die

in Salinsburgh lately, so your dad needs to stay up all night just to get his work done. He left you two here in this safe laboratory because he feared he wouldn’t be able to look after you two. Now, will you please be a good boy

his head stubbornly,

unless you take me

tongue and said, “There’s no way a five-year-old child would

silent at the

busy at work, you could bring the kids over and not disturb him at work. That way, the children

clenched his fists tightly, his arm muscles tightening. He was adamant

all right… I’ll take you two to

they wanted, the two kids sat down obediently on

silent as she kept Benedict company by his side. Eager to see their parents, Benedict had Eugene increase the speed of the

had been without their parents, so they wanted nothing more than

later, Cedrick heard a knock on

glanced about as he asked, “Hey,

arrived, and he

mind, Nico

in Cedrick’s office came on all of a sudden. After taking a second to recover from the shock, Nico squinted his eyes